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>Buck, when a function wants a pointer by value,
>you can also pass "something" by reference
>(or CONST, aka read-only-reference), since
>passing something by reference amounts to passing a
>pointer-to-something by value.

Thanks Barbara!  I knew that, but I get mixed up when looking at the C
documentation because I'm not entirely sure how to tell if the parameter is
passed by value or by reference.  Beyond that, it mixes up newbies when they
are looking at documentation calling for a pointer and the parameter list
has characters.  Yes, I know that "it's the way it works" but I'd rather
have the new folks (at least where I work) read a spec and write to it so
that their debugging is easier.
  --buck


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